Hyellaceae

Hyellaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Chroococcales
Family: Hyellaceae
Borzi
Genera
  • Chamaecalyx Komárek & Anagnostidis 1986
  • Chroococcidium Geitler 1933
  • Chroococcopsis Geitler 1925
  • Cyanoderma Weber van Bosse 1887
  • Cyanosaccus Lukas & Golubić 1981
  • Ercegovicia DeToni 1936
  • Hyella Bornet & Flahault 1888
  • Myxosarcina Printz 1921
  • Pascherinema DeToni 1936
  • Pleurocapsa Thuret in Hauck 1885
  • Podocapsa Ercegović 1931
  • Radaisia Sauvageau 1895
  • Solentia Ercegović 1927
Synonyms
  • Pleurocapsaceae Geitler

Hyellaceae is a family of cyanobacteria.

The genus name of Hyella is in honour of Félix Charles Hy (1853-1918), who was a French clergyman and Botanist (Mycology, Algology and Bryology).